Use Crack Spread Analysis with your AI.
Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Calculate refinery margins and manage price risk with your AI agent.
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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.
Complete set · 4 capabilities
The complete Crack Spread Analysis capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Crack Spread Analysis.
01-04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 4 available through Crack Spread Analysis.
- 01
Calculate hedge ratio
This capability determines the specific ratio of financial hedging you need to offset price risk.
- 02
Get current spread
Use this to find the immediate profitability of a refinery setup based on current market prices.
- 03
Get historical trend
This capability analyzes how a specific crack spread configuration has moved over a chosen timeframe.
- 04
Get quality impact adjustment
This provides the adjustment factor needed to account for specific crude oil characteristics.
One connector, every AI
Crack Spread Analysis works with the most popular AI clients.
These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.
Claude
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
Grok
Microsoft Copilot
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
JetBrains
Cline
LangChain
Vercel AI SDK
Lovable
Z.ai
Raycast
Qwen Code
Kimi Code
Le ChatBuilding your own app? The connector is yours to use.
You don't need a client to put Crack Spread Analysis to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.
Connect your client
One URL. Every client.
Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.
Preview access · not provider authentication
The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Crack Spread Analysis, so you can see the experience inside your AI.
It does not authenticate your account with Crack Spread Analysis. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.
Crack Spread Analysis Connector
You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UkLVgdM4fGerspfgfzfws2iAgNVFYTHUfBQ82F9j/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — Crack Spread Analysis capabilities are ready to use.
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"crack-spread-analysis-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UkLVgdM4fGerspfgfzfws2iAgNVFYTHUfBQ82F9j/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline
Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect
Guided setup for Claude? link.label
Who it's for
Built for the work Crack Spread Analysis owners hand off.
This MCP is built for professionals managing oil refining margins and energy market risk.
- 01
Refinery Analysts
They hand off complex margin calculations and trend analysis to their AI agent.
- 02
Energy Traders
They use the capability to quickly determine hedge ratios and current market spreads.
- 03
Supply Chain Managers
They rely on quality impact adjustments to plan feedstock procurement.
FAQ
Questions Crack Spread Analysis owners ask.
- 01
What is a crack spread?
A crack spread is the difference between the price of crude oil and the petroleum products refined from it. This MCP helps you calculate that difference to determine refinery margins.
- 02
Which AI clients can use this MCP?
You can use this MCP with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
- 03
How does the hedge ratio calculation work?
The capability calculates the optimal ratio of financial hedging required to mitigate your specific price risk based on volatility and spread values.
- 04
Can I analyze historical data?
Yes, the get_historical_trend capability allows your agent to analyze how specific spreads have moved over any given period.
- 05
Do I need to host the MCP myself?
No, Vinkius hosts and manages the MCP for you. You just connect your client and start using the capabilities.
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